Rock On Meatloaf

Meatloaf is yet another celebrity I have identified with after learning his story. He struggled with his weight his whole life. His struggles as “the fat kid” are well documented along with failing to please a perpetually disappointed father. I identify with these issues. I feel that struggle.

It seems impossible that someone that talented cannot feel success because of self image issues. I can’t feel success even though, by all accounts, I live a great life. It helps give me perspective. Maybe these stories can help you.

Meatloaf and Chris Farley are only a couple of high profile examples. The battle is with yourself. Not friends. Not family. Not world approval. Winning over the masses is worthless until you’ve won your own approval.

If you are going to work to change, change what you don’t like about you before you worry about what others think. If you can’t learn to be comfortable with who you are and where you are, success and money only intensify the feelings of shame and self doubt.